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Antwerp Map: St Jacobskerk (St. James's Church)St Jacobskerk (St. James's Church) Frommer's Highly Recommended

Hours Apr-Oct daily 2-5pm; Nov-Mar Wed-Mon 2-5pm
Address
Lange Nieuwstraat 73-75
Location A short walk east of the city center, north of the Rubens House
Phone 03/225-04-14
Web site www.topa.be
Prices Admission 2€ ($2.50) adults, 1.50€ ($1.90) students, free for children under 12
Season Closed to tourist visits during services

Frommer's Review

This flamboyant Gothic church with a baroque interior is the final resting place of Peter Paul Rubens. His vault is in the Rubens Chapel, one of seven chapels bordering the opulent semicircular ambulatory behind the high altar. Several of Rubens's works are here, as well as some by Van Dyck and other prominent artists. Rubens is joined in his eternal slumber by a glittering collection of Antwerp's one-time high and mighty, and by a glittering collection of gold and silver and religious objects.

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